Chit Chat - What's on your mind today?

[bigskygal]

That is a point, I don't know but do wonder what all the "processed" foods will long term do to the human body...it is definitely something to consider and I hope those exploring these alternate food sources are looking into.

[skb]

This is going to be the kind of research needed to feed the world population in the future. 

India is the most populous country as of now but on the bright side we are slowing down and should start seeing a decline in the next 2 decades. A peek into the projections of the world's population shows that Asia's boom is over and now it is Africa that will be contributing more. Wikipedia says that we are around 8 billion as of now and should peak at 10.4 billion around the year 2086. That's still a 30% increase over current levels and we will need bright ideas for food. Whether we go in for 3D printed foods or vertical farms, nothing is going to beat natural food.

[bigskygal]

Totally different topic:

This is just a fun thing I have never seen google do before. Enter the word cat in the google search, on the right side of the page you will see a paw print, click on it, then click any where on the page, have sound on if it isn't already. Cute!

[skb]

  Same thing for 'dog', but not for 'horse'.

[bigskygal]

Cool!

[skb]

India's 2nd attempt at a soft moon landing of a rover is scheduled for tomorrow and I hope that this time "all goes well".

It is often said that India failed at it's first attempt. The moon mission has 2 parts to it. The first and more important is the Orbiter. The 2nd is the lander with the Rover. The lander part crashed but the Orbiter is still in a 100 km orbit and it continues to transmit data to the Earth station. So in fact the landing part of the mission failed, but the mission didn't.

[bigskygal]

I am totally not versed in all the technical things involved in a moon landing, but it sounds like India has one part in orbit already so they need to get the lander in position to land? Good luck to all the development people. I hope they are successful this time around. Will be looking forward to your report on how it goes.

[walkerwally1]

Hope it goes well.  It takes a lot of things coming together to be successful and it is certainly not easy.  Russia just had theirs crash.

[skb]

Russia just had theirs crash.

That whole mission is a mystery to me. Why they did it in such a rush, and that too, after 47 years, beats me. They took off 25 days after India and were ready for a landing 2 days before us. On the face of it, India and Russia are good friends, but here it appears that they wanted to beat us to it (landing at the South Pole) and in that whole hurry, something seems to have gone wrong. All this in the midst of a crippling war ? There is something that is amiss.

[bigskygal]

It does seem strange. Maybe they think they are going to distract people from the war? Something to celebrate? I don't know what governments are really thinking sometimes, it just seems odd.

[walkerwally1]

I see this morning that the India Moon landing was a success.

Moon landing

The first successful landing at the South Pole.

[bigskygal]

I see this morning that the India Moon landing was a success.

Moon landing

The first successful landing at the South Pole.

Yay! So happy it was India and not Russia!! Congrats skb to you and your country!

[skb]

Thanks. Yes, Mission accomplished. We are all very proud. It was a great achievement.

[skb]

Yay! So happy it was India and not Russia!!

Well, I would like to wish every human endeavor a success.

[bigskygal]

Yay! So happy it was India and not Russia!!

Well, I would like to wish every human endeavor a success.

I get that, but when they make everything a "race, to the moon or where ever" it is good that sometimes the unexpected country gets there first.